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ed her and robbed her of all ornaments. Would he have left her in the forest, wailing and weeping?
I may find her wandering in that case.'
He heaved a sigh of despair. He looked on all sides. As destiny would have it he found her wandering dressed in torn clothes. She also caught sight of him. She said weeping:
"My dear! The thief put the bag of stolen materials near you in the temple. He then kidnapped me. That:wicked person beat me very much. He robbed all the ornaments and then went away somewhere. See how miserable is my condition?"
Simple-hearted Dharna believed all what she said. He narrated his own experience.
They both went further. After some time they saw a city Dantpur. Dharan
